If you want to experience the best Christmas of your life, head to Cancun, Mexico. A place boasting of astounding natural beauty, with clear blue waters and marvelous seascapes. A popular tourist destination which offers an endless list of entertainment and outdoor activities. The Christmas holiday is simply a feast with beautiful displays of baby Jesus adorning establishments, a colorful parade honoring the iconic Virgin of Guadalupe, and Christmas posadas (traditional Mexican Christmas parties). December is the best time to spend in Cancun and it promises a Christmas that you’ll cherish forever.
Enjoy the best Christmas in Cancun; and here’s a variety of reason why:
Unbelievable Winter Weather
Christmas in Cancun means warm winter weather without the freezing cold, snow obstacles and chilly wind. December in Cancun means almost perfect weather. If the western world prevents you from having that Christmas spirit outdoors, Cancun lets you enjoy the outside air with the magical ambience that the holiday brings. It’s not too cold, yet not too hot; just enough for you to enjoy the different fiesta-like festivals and celebrations as a prelude to the D-day (or C-Day) of Christmas in Cancun.
Endless Cause for Celebrations in Cancun
With their innate attitude of enjoying the good life, Cancun locals celebrate their hearts out during the Christmas season, as they see it as a celebration of life. The festivities begin on the 12th of December as they become united to honor an iconic religious figure, the Virgin of Guadalupe. They go out of their houses and join events like a colorful street parade that showcases deep religious devotion and rich Mexican culture. The celebration extends till the traditional get together of family members a night before Christmas Day. Noche Buena is where sumptuous foods are laid out and eaten with gusto; spirits are high as families bond in anticipation for a joyous Christmas day.
New Year’s Eve in Cancun
The coming new year is widely jubilated with fireworks lighting up the night’s sky. People are in the streets with firecrackers in hand with the intention of welcoming it with a bang. A time for hope that the new year will usher in prosperity. The early days of January will mean another round of celebration; this one on the Feast of the 3 kings or locally known as El Dia de los Reyes. A round of magical events for the festive season awaits your best Christmas in Cancun.
Ancient Festivities in December
Mexico is a land of tradition and culture that was greatly influenced by the great Mayan Civilization. For centuries, the Mayan ways of life have been preserved and Cancun has demonstrated that it’s one of the centers of Mayan culture where you can experience it first hand. The Winter Solstice is held on December 21st of every year in many of the Mayan ruins; it features a lot of the ceremonies and rituals of the Mayan age. Chichen Itza, boasting the most famous of the ruins, is a sought after place where one can witness the great works of the sun as it casts its shadows on the El Castillo Temple. You can see half of the temple in darkness while the other side glows because of the striking sun’s rays hitting it. If you’re searching for a place where you can participate in Mayan rituals in Cancun itself, then head to el Meco, just a few kilometers away from Villa del Palmar Cancun resort. El Meco is an ideal place for you to welcome the new solar year. It’s where singing, lighting of candles and other festivities that originated from the ancient Mayan culture can be joined in. It will surely be a blast and a solemn way to ask for blessings in the coming year.
Who knew that Christmas in Cancun would be such a blast!?
